Is that red bump a spider bite or could it be a staph infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal aureus (MRSA)? MRSA, a newer type of staph infection, has been present in Iowa since at ...

Feb. 6—Adults on dialysis treatment for end-stage kidney disease were 100 times more likely to have a Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bloodstream infection than adults not on dialysis during 2017 — 2020 ...

New research, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, shows giving antibiotics to children with uncomplicated staph infections is warranted and helps prevent recurring infections. A research team, ...

New research shows that an antibiotic effective for bacterial pneumonia also appears to fight treatment-resistant staph infections. The drug is ceftobiprole. It appeared successful in fighting ...

Any combat sports athlete hopes to avoid staph infection at all costs, but when they don't, they're forced out of competition until they're healed up. The infection is incredibly contagious and if ...

COMSTOCK PARK -- The MRSA staph infection that plagued several schools last year is back, this time with a case at Comstock Park High School. Locker rooms and other surfaces are getting extra ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Black and Hispanic dialysis patients were more likely to suffer staph bloodstream infections compared to white patients, federal data shows. Adults on dialysis for end-state ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Drug-resistant bacteria that cause painful and potentially dangerous skin infections are gaining a foothold in the nation's prisons, health officials say. Jails in at least six states ...

Watt contracted the infection after a laundry list of injuries in 2015. — -- Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is opening up about a staph infection that nearly ended his NFL career and ...